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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Sherri Shepherd talks 'Straw' and the painful moments of her divorces
Sherri Shepherd talks 'Straw' and the painful moments of her divorces Show Caption Hide Caption Sherri Shepherd talks new Tyler Perry Movie 'Straw' Sherri Shepherd reveals she had her own straw that broke the camel's back moment while discussing new film "Straw" NEW YORK − Sherri Shepherd stars in the new Netflix thriller "Straw" and the actress remembers a few times when she was at her last straw. In both instances, she was going through a divorce. "I was coming in my driveway and somebody ran up to me," Shepherd, 58, recalls. "I was like, 'Hi.' He's like, 'You're being served.' Then I remember I was at the Essence Festival and somebody came up right before I was supposed to go on stage: 'You're being served.' " Shepherd was married to actor Jeff Tarpley from 2001 to 2010. In 2011, she wed screenwriter Lamar Sally. They divorced in 2015. "I was in arbitration going through a divorce and (the lawyers) were just coming at me: 'You have to pay this amount,' " she says. "I was just like, 'I don't have it. I'm not working. I've been let go from 'The View.' I'm unemployed.' " Shepherd refers to herself as "spiritual" but not "religious." Distraught over the proceedings, Shepperd excused herself to use the restroom. In that moment, prayer helped her get through. "A legal secretary put her hand on my shoulder," she says, noting that she began to feel calm. "She started praying. So for me, you touch me and you start praying, I stop whatever I'm doing." Shepherd plays a calming presence in "Straw," directed and written by Tyler Perry. In the film, Janiyah (Taraji P. Henson) is a single mother dealing with one traumatic event after another, until she finds herself in the middle of a bank robbery. Detective Raymond (Teyana Taylor) can relate to Janiyah's stress in more than one way as she attempts to diffuse the situation. Nicole (Shepherd) is the branch manager of the bank. As she comes to realize Janiyah's struggles, Nicole forms a bond with her that lasts right until the film's finish. "Sisterhood is strong," Shepherd says of the characters' bond. The two "connected through motherhood, that thing that women have, and (Nicole) just wanted to help (Janiyah) win."
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd And Teyana Taylor Talk 'Straw' Film
Teyana Taylor, Sherri Shepherd and Taraji P. Henson attend Tyler Perry's "Straw" screening at The ... More Plaza on June 3, 2025 in New York City, New York. 'It's something about people who exist in a world that's really populated, who feel unseen. I have such a soft space in my heart for those people.' That is what Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson had to say, regarding her involvement in the new Netflix film, Tyler Perry's Straw, which tells the story of Janiyah, a single mother who has to deal with an unbearable amount of challenges and ultimately finds herself caught up in a perceived bank robbery with a hostage situation. 'It's almost like giving a voice to the voiceless - and so, that drove me to want to do this film.' Taraji P. Henson in Tyler Perry's "Straw" Co-starring Sherri Shepherd and Teyana Taylor, I wondered what initially intrigued them to play Nicole and Detective Raymond in Straw, two of very few characters in the film that actually show some compassion towards Janiyah's difficult circumstances. Teyana Taylor in Tyler Perry's "Straw" Following me taking a moment to express some professional praise for their ever-expanding careers at the start of our conversation, Taylor said, 'I mean, look at this. You started this interview off just giving us our flowers and seeing us and feeling us, and we appreciate that so much. I think that's kind of what we were fighting for in this movie - to be seen, to be heard - to know that it was okay to feel. I think it got us together to form this sisterhood between strangers, because one thing we definitely had in common, or a few things we had in common, we were all mothers and Black women, which you know, Black women are the least protected. So, that compassion and that empathy and that patience and that grace was so necessary. It was so needed in this film.' Sherri Shepherd in Tyler Perry's "Straw" Shepherd added: 'Each of us were fighting to be seen. Nicole was fighting to be seen. She left a lucrative job at a bank in an affluent neighborhood because she wasn't seen. She wanted to be seen to make a difference. She was fighting for that. Janiyah came along and she was able to fight for Janiyah. Teyana's character Detective Raymond, even in authority, she was fighting to be seen. They were taking her position away from her. We were all in our own way fighting to be seen and it formed this bond between us three.' With Henson's character Janiyah finding herself in a sticky situation with law enforcement, while trying to protect and care for her ailing daughter, what does the actor hope that Straw viewers will take away from seeing this film play out? Taraji P. Henson in Tyler Perry's "Straw" 'I hope that they see that humans are humans, no matter what color of skin or what religious background or sexual orientation. We are all trying to do our best with the cards that we are dealt. Every last one of us are trying to do our very best, and at the end of the day, humans need humans. We can't do this thing called life alone. We need each other.' When speaking about her favorable experience working alongside Perry again, as well as on-screen with Taylor and Shepherd, Henson said, 'Tyler, I just have such an incredible respect for him and I enjoy working with him. I am always so excited when he calls me and he says he has something for me, because I know it's going to be good, but I also know he's challenging me. With every script he sent me, he stepped it up a notch every time. I always look forward to that call from him.' Tyler Perry and Taraji P. Henson at Tyler Perry's "Straw" screening at The Plaza on June 3, 2025 in ... More New York City, New York. Henson added: 'I loved working with Sherri Shepherd in this light because we all know her as the comedian, the funny Sherri, and I know I always think that comedians make really good dramatic actors, and she did her thing in this. Teyana Taylor is just something special. That woman checks every talent box. She leaves nothing on the table. I can't wait for you to see the things that she has coming. She's amazing. The only problem I have is that I had no scenes with her until the very end. So, I need a do-over with Teyana Taylor.' Teyana Taylor, Sherri Shepherd and Taraji P. Henson speak on-stage during Netflix's Upfront 2025 on ... More May 14, 2025 in New York City, New York. With Henson, Shepherd and Taylor all playing mothers in the Netflix movie and being actual mothers themselves, I was curious what each of them would like to say to other mothers within our real world, who are working hard to take care of their children. Taylor said, 'We see you. We love you. We value you. We cherish you and that you are not alone, and we got you. I definitely hope that's what they take from this. This movie is a love letter to women, especially mothers. So hopefully, they do get to see a different side, which you're not used to maybe seeing a detective be compassionate and empathetic. So, I think it's dope to see how much compassion is in this movie, how much empathy is in this movie and how much patience is in this movie between women. The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up. So, we had to show up for each other. All we got, as Black women, is each other.' Teyana Taylor in Tyler Perry's "Straw" Shepherd said, 'As single moms, your children so need you. The way our ancestors did - they came over, they were taken, and I know they had to say, 'It's got to get better for the people who are coming behind us.' You're a mother - your first assignment is your child. Just keep believing that it will get better. Keep manifesting that. You are seen and create a village. Find people to be in your village because we're not meant to go at this alone.' Sherri Shepherd in Tyler Perry's "Straw" Henson said with struggling single mothers in mind, 'I see you. I once was you. I understand what you are up against, but I want you to know that you are not alone. You are never alone. You don't have to suffer in silence. Speak up for yourself. Find someone who sees you, because there are other humans out here, that they may not be able to write you a check, but just to sit and listen and empathize and hear you - that can save someone's life. Error on the side of kindness when you interact with strangers, because you never know what a person is going through. You never know the battles that they are fighting. I've known so many people to not be here and die by suicide because they felt alone, and that should never be the case.' Taraji P. Henson in Tyler Perry's "Straw" As I concluded our conversation about Straw, I wondered what Henson would say to her main character, Janiyah, after embodying her in this Netflix film and understanding who she is. Henson said, 'That I'm proud of her. I'm proud of her for doing the best she can. I'm proud of her for doing the best that she could, and I see you and I love you. I feel like that's all she ever needed to hear.'
News24
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News24
Taraji P. Henson and more on their heart-wrenching performances in Tyler Perry's Straw
Taraji P. Henson, Teyana Taylor and Sherri Shepherd star in the newest Tyler Perry film, Straw. The movie explores a single mother who suffers through a chaotic day and snaps. Tyler explains that his films paint a picture of the pain and the joy Black women face. _________________________________________________________________________ You never really know what the next person is going through, until they've reached their breaking point. Tyler Perry's latest dramatic project is the Netflix film Straw, which delves into the world of Janiyah, played by Taraji P. Henson, a single mother who is just doing her best to get by and survive a day that spirals into chaos. Taraji puts her all into bringing to life a character that suffers through a day no one would wish on their worst enemy, from being evicted to experiencing a terrifying police encounter and getting fired from her job. At the end of it all, she snaps. READ MORE | Gabrielle Union on love after shooting The Perfect Find – 'No matter what our ages, we still have desires' All Janiyah wants is to be seen, and Taraji tells TRUELOVE why this was the most important aspect of bringing the character character to life. 'All humans want to be seen and that was her struggle. Because she was going through so much, she felt very much alone and it was beautiful to know. It's unfortunate that she had to go through so much and to be pushed to her breaking point for her to finally be seen and it was by two other incredible Black women. 'I think that gave her a reason to live because after a while it's like, 'why am I even here?' That's why its important humans are seen ... For someone to say, 'I see you, I understand', can save a life,' Taraji says. The many layers of Black women Written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry, the famed filmmaker is no stranger to highlighting the plight of Black women and the struggles they face in their daily lives. Tyler is known for hit films like Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Mea Culpa, Why Did I Get Married? and more. With many of the themes in his films exploring the good, the bad and ugly that Black women have to face on a daily, many people critique the consistently heavy and traumatising experiences Black women are subjected to in his films. This is what Tyler had to say about those critiques. 'I say nothing to those people who think that my films focus on the struggle of Black women because they're right, it does. Let me tell you something, if I get an opportunity to put a Black woman onscreen for people to see them in love, happy, in joy, in pain, in struggle - what I'm doing is a service to all people, so that people will know that Black women are not just strong and one thing. They're all things and they go through all of these different things. 'So, to have an opportunity to be able to paint all of these pictures and all sides of us is something that I'm paying homage to my mother, to my aunt, to my sisters and friends and cousins and the things they all went through, so that's what I'll say to that. When it comes to Straw, Tyler says, '[Janiyah] says in the film, 'Nobody sees me', well, this is about people seeing this group of people who everybody has ignored for so long.' I had to commit to what was on the page, commit to the choices I made and believe it. And then I had the guidance of this great mind here, Tyler Perry, who makes me feel uninhibited. When I get on his set, I feel nurtured and I feel safe and when I'm safe, I'll take risks. Taraji P. Henson The littlest support can save a life Taraji's character is supported by phenomenal performances by actors Sherri Shepherd and Teyana Taylor, who play the bank manager Nicole who has been taken hostage by Janiyah and Detective Raymond, the officer negotiating with her, respectively. Sherri tells us more about what resonated with her about her character. 'The fact that my character, Nicole, actually saw Janiyah and she left where she was working at before in an affluent area to come down to the neighbourhood because she wanted to make a difference and here was a woman walking in who just had the weight of the world on her shoulders. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) 'And I remember there was a line where I said, 'I see you, I know you and I've seen you walk in here with your daughter', and how we connected in our motherhood lane. I wanted to get home to my family, and I wanted her to get home to her family. There had to be a way to work this out, so to be able to connect with Detective Raymond and see her calm down. So, it was just like, in that moment of connection, sisterhood. I love anything about sisterhood, so it was a sisterhood connection for me.' Teyana's character, Detective Raymond, becomes a lifeline for Janiyah. Teyana explains, 'We've seen these type of women, we've been these type of women, we are these type of women. So, it's easy to put your sauce on it when it's just like, wow, to be a mother and to know that you would do anything for your baby, how can you not dive into that as a mother? How can you not dive into these characters as a Black woman? In spaces we don't feel seen and things like that. 'So, this role I wouldn't even say was challenging, it was more of an exhale. It was really a safe space to be able to really take my cape off and feel and be okay with not being okay and putting that all into this character.'
Black America Web
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Gallery: See Why We Are Obsessed With Looks From The Straw Press Tour From Teyana Taylor, Sherri Shepherd, & Taraji P Henson
Source: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Teyana Taylor, Taraji P. Henson, and Sherri Shepherd a re bringing the heat to Straw movie press tour fashion. Ahead of the film's Netflix debut this Friday, June 6, the trio has been serving bold, stylish looks at every NYC stop — and we're taking notes. All of these Black women powerhouses know how to work a camera. From knowing their angles to dressing for their body types, they are the blueprint for stand-out style. Keep scrolling for details on their recent fly press fits. Teyana Taylor Brings Out Avant-Garde Style For Straws Teyana is not playing with her press tour looks. Her recent ensembles during a SiriusXM with Bevy Smith interview and special Straw screening were everything. While speaking at Sirius XM , the multihyphenate star wore a sheer Simone Rocha blouse layered over a corset with crystal accents. She paired the dramatic top with oversized cargo pants, adding a modern edge to the high-fashion look. Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Later, she attended the film's screening, giving both trend and glam. She rocked a velvet Schiaparelli gown with gold accents. The Harlem icon accessorized the look with a wide leather belt, gold-finger black heels, and earrings. Teyana's Simone Rocha blouse and Schiaparelli gown are standout moments in Straw movie press tour fashion, blending high fashion with Harlem energy. Sherri Shepherd Shows Style Versatility In Denim & Studded Suiting Sherri brought boldness to the Sirius XM studio in a denim wave print suit from Area. The ripple design ran through the whole outfit, giving texture and movement, elongating the star's body. Sherri's designer suit proves that Straw movie press tour fashion is anything but predictable. Then she showed off her style versatility, going full boss for the screening. There, she donned a crisp white pinstripe suit with silver dot details. She topped off her look with white leather pumps, a white blouse, and silver jewelry. Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Taraji P. Henson Is Eating During The Straw Press Tour – And She Has A Big Appetite Taraji continued the fashion parade at SiriusXM – and we are obsessed. For the radio moment, she chose a red fringe leather jacket from Ferrari. Yes, it was hot! She paired the fire outerwear with lace-up heels to create an interesting monochromatic look. Later that night, she slid into something sleeker. The Baby Boy actress slayed in a deep brown gown with a bold shoulder and high slit. Metallic gold heels peeked out underneath. The whole fit stayed in that luxe, warm-toned zone that flatters every skin tone and photographs like a dream. What we love about every look is that Teyana, Sherri, and Taraji gave everything that they were supposed to give . Nobody played it safe — and nobody needed to. See more pictures of their looks below. Gallery: See Why We Are Obsessed With Looks From The Straw Press Tour From Teyana Taylor, Sherri Shepherd, & Taraji P Henson was originally published on Source:Getty Hello, Brown Girl! Get into Taraji P. Henson's brown girl fashion moment from Stephane Rolland at a special screening of Straws. Source:Getty Taraji is absolutely killing it in this red fringe jacket from Ferrari! Talk about bringing the heat. Yes, Sis! Source:Getty Sherri Shepherd shows why we love power dressing so much in this crisp white Retrofete suit with a cinched waist blazer and high waist pants. Not to mention her hair and makeup looks are flawless. Source:Getty Who doesn't love an elevated street style moment? Sherri's funky but fashionable denim suit is everything. Source:Getty Teyana Taylor will forever be that girl – and her fashion proves it. This Schiaparelli dress is hugging her like a glove. We all need this belt in our closet. Source:Getty Teyana started the day in this futuristic yet flirty look – and we are here for it all. Sheer top. Embellished sleeves. Trendy cargos. Black shades. Basically, perfection! Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sherri Shepherd Calls Out 'Unnamed Celebrity' Who 'Forcefully' Accused Her of Throwing Shade at 'Othello' Opening Night
Sherri Shepherd will not stand for shade. On the Monday, March 24 episode of Sherri, the talk show host reflected on a less-than-pleasant encounter she'd had the night before at the New York City premiere of Othello on Broadway, where another star called her out for something she said she hadn't done at all. Calling her an "unnamed celebrity," Shepherd, 57, told the audience, "I get along with everybody. I really do. I get along with everybody. So I'm standing there, and I was talking to Khadeen and Devale Ellis, and Devale Ellis is on Sisters. So this unnamed celebrity actress, who shall remain nameless, I'm standing there talking, somebody grabbed my arm, and they forcefully turned me around." Related: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Face Off in First Production Photos of Broadway's Othello (Exclusive) Shepherd said she was "in a good mood" so she turned around ready to engage. "I go, 'Hi! What's going on?' Cause I know her. And she says to me, she goes, 'You've been shading me a lot.' That's what she said to me." She quickly shut down the accusation. "I said to her, I said, 'No, I haven't.' Because I was really confused. And she goes, 'Yes, you have.' And then she just walked off." "Now, let me tell you something. First of all, I know who I shade because I don't shade many people. It might be one person I shade. And I never have shaded this unnamed celebrity," she continued. "And so she came up to me in front of everybody going, 'You shaded me.' And then she walks off. So I was mad. I was really mad, and I said, 'You know what? You don't freaking get to do that to me.'" Shepherd then set up shop in the bathroom for "15 minutes" during the show's intermission, she said, waiting for the unnamed guest to come in so she could talk to her about it, but it doesn't seem like the opportunity arose, because the actress then addressed the culprit. directly "I would say to unnamed celebrity, because you think I shaded you — which means you watch my show — I don't know who you think I am. I think you get me confused with somebody, one of the bloggers or the influencers, because I know I didn't shade you." Related: Why Barbara Walters Taught Sherri Shepherd to Lower Her Voice: 'Now I Can't Stop Talking Like a Man' (Exclusive) Shepherd took things one step further then as she revealed she's actually been a source of support for the star recently. "Matter of fact, when something scandalous came up about you, I was on your side when it happened. So I would say to unnamed celebrity, because we've known each other [for a] long time, come sit on my couch so we can talk about it. And you know who you are." While Shepherd did not specify who she was talking about, there was a big group of stars in attendance at Sunday's premiere of the show, which stars Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Jennifer Lopez, Martha Stewart, Deborah Cox, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Spike Lee and Paul Tazewell were among the A-listers in the audience, as well as Maggie Gyllenhaal, Angela Bassett, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Alfre Woodard and Rosie Perez. President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden were also in attendance, as well as Cynthia Nixon, Blair Underwood, Joe Morton, Kenan Thompson, Peter Dinklage, Keegan-Michael Key, Jennifer Nettles and Kandi Burruss. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Sherri airs weekdays on Fox. Check local listings. Read the original article on People
